Implementation and Evaluation of the "Human Trafficking 201 Workshop" Pilot conducted in partnership with Seattle Children's Center for Diversity and Health Equity

Human trafficking (HT) is a public health issue. The trafficking of children and adolescents is of special concern due to their increased vulnerability. Health care professionals (HCPs) are uniquely positioned to detect, support, and aid in the care of patients suspected of or known to be involved in HT. There have been many attempts to develop HT trainings for HCPs but there is no standard, evidence-based, HT-specific training curricula and/or course. Many HCPs are unaware of the ways in which HT involvement manifests in their patients especially pediatric patients. It is important for HCPs to have a standard, evidence-based, HT-specific training curricula and course to best address unmet pediatric patient needs. This evaluation aimed to determine if the “Human Trafficking 201 Workshop” pilot increases perceived participant knowledge around supporting patients suspected of or known to be involved in HT, and if the workshop was more effective at increasing perceived participant knowledge among the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU) care team participants compared to the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC) care team participants. A mixed-methods evaluation was conducted to address these aims and utilized a pre/post-workshop self-assessment survey and follow-up qualitative interviews. Although the data analysis shows that the workshop was successful at improving average workshop participant perceived knowledge regarding support patients suspected of or known to be involved in HT, it is difficult to draw any generalizable conclusions due to the limitations of the evaluation. Future steps for the “Human Trafficking 201 Workshop” pilot include testing with other care teams associated with the hospital and improving evaluation techniques.

Author dc:creator

• Elberier, Anna

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Turner, Anne M.

• adolescence
• child labor
• human trafficking
• medical training
• pediatric
• sexual exploitation
• Public health

Statement dc:rights

• none

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1773/47584

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digital.lib.washington.edu:1773/47584